Number of Mobile Lines Boosts in the Middle East

More than 69,000 mobile lines are being added each day in the Middle East – with operators looking to broadband services for growth as voice revenues are set plummet, according to a survey published by Ericsson.

Ericsson also noted that 4 mobile applications per week are downloaded on individual smartphones, with an average application search of 2 hours per day in application stores, indicating a need for mobile application developers.